Miguel Cabrera’s triple crown chase will take a back seat to the fact that the Tigers have won back-to-back American League Central Divsion titles. Cabrera went 4-for-5 with three singles and a home run that put him in sole possession of the A.L. home run lead. The White Sox won in Cleveland, 11-0, so it … Continue Reading →
The Royals won’t go away. But the Tigers are one inning away from clinching back-to-back American League Central Division championships. Joaquin Benoit labored through the eighth inning, giving up a run on a two-out single to Jeff Francoeur, who was thrown out trying to stretch the play into a double. Miguel Cabrera is 4-for-5 on … Continue Reading →
Miguel Cabrera is 3-for-4 on the night with two singles and a home run that puts him one ahead of Texas’ Josh Hamilton as Cabrera tries to secure baseball’s first triple crown since 1967. The Tigers are closing in on the American League Central Division title with their 6-2 lead in the seventh inning. The White Sox … Continue Reading →
Miguel Cabrera hit a solo shot in the sixth inning to take sole possession of the American League home run lead, and more importantly give the Tigers a lead of their own in Kansas City. The Tigers added another run as Royals center fielder David Lough misplayed a ball off the bat of Jhonny Peralta that should … Continue Reading →
The Tigers are struggling to get it going, but Miguel Cabrera notched his 200th hit of the season with a two-out single in the fourth inning. The hit was the Tigers second of the game (Prince Fielder single in second inning). Rick Porcello has thrown 40 pitches through three innings. He has struck out two, walked one … Continue Reading →
Miguel Cabrera gronded out to short in his first at-bat as the Tigers went down in order in the first inning. Rick Porcello is getting ready to take the mound in what could be his last start of the season. Many expect Anibal Sanchez to be the Tigers fourth starter should they make the playoffs. … Continue Reading →
The Tigers have played good enough baseball in the last two weeks to put themselves in a premium position. Coupled with a Chicago White Sox tailspin, the Tigers are just one win (or one White Sox loss) away from claiming back-to-back American League Central Division championships. Standing in the Tigers way is a familiar foe. … Continue Reading →
Prince Fielder hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning, and it was enough to carry the Tigers over the Twins on a day where pitching dominated. Anibal Sanchez pitch 6 1/3 innings for the Tigers, allowing just one run while striking out four. The Tigers had trouble getting to Liam … Continue Reading →
Prince Fielder went deep the opposite way to give the Tigers the spark they had been looking for all day. After Miguel Cabrera was robbed of a base hit on sharp line drive, Fielder came to bat and picked up his team with his 30th home run of the season. Austin Jackson, who led off … Continue Reading →
Joe Mauer has three hits off of Anibal Sanchez today. His third single of the day moved Ben Revere over to third base. But Sanchez bared down again, getting Justin Morneau, Ryan Doumit and Chris Parmelee out in consecutive fashion as the Twins failed to bring in any runs. The Tigers couldn’t do anything with … Continue Reading →